to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
village headman; village mayor
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
wearing one's hair in braids
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to torment; to torture; to harass
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
wherein; therein; thereinto
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
second (unit of time); arc second
it is I who should say so
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
(divine) providence; dispensation
overconfident; presumptuous